Illegal Drug Markets in Transformation: Global Dynamics and Local Configurations in Argentina

Drug trafficking continues to occupy a central place on the global criminal agenda, driven by sustained international demand and the high profit margins it generates. Although it is a transnational phenomenon, its manifestations are far from homogeneous: they vary according to regional and national...

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Autores principales: Iazzetta, Marco, Paparini, Antonella
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2025
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Narcotráfico; mercados ilegales de drogas; crimen organizado
Acceso en línea:https://cupea.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/245
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Cuadernos de Política Exterior Argentina de Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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spelling I15-R226-article-2452025-11-08T13:01:27Z Illegal Drug Markets in Transformation: Global Dynamics and Local Configurations in Argentina Mercados ilegales de drogas en transformación: dinámicas globales y configuraciones locales en Argentina Iazzetta, Marco Paparini, Antonella Narcotráfico; mercados ilegales de drogas; crimen organizado Drug trafficking continues to occupy a central place on the global criminal agenda, driven by sustained international demand and the high profit margins it generates. Although it is a transnational phenomenon, its manifestations are far from homogeneous: they vary according to regional and national contexts, depending on the logics that structure illicit markets, the actors involved, and their connections with the State. In light of this heterogeneity, the article advocates moving beyond generalist approaches and developing situated diagnoses that account for the historical, institutional, and territorial specificities shaping the phenomenon. To this end, the paper sets out a dual objective: on the one hand, to examine the current dynamics of the global illicit drug market, paying attention to changes in consumption patterns and trafficking routes; on the other, to analyze the Argentine case, focusing on the evolution of domestic demand and the particular forms drug trafficking takes at the local level. The text is structured in four sections: a methodological note, a global and regional overview of drug trafficking, a description of consumption and trafficking in Argentina, and a final discussion on the need to construct contextualized interpretations as opposed to imported readings from other realities. El narcotráfico sigue ocupando un lugar central en la agenda criminal global, impulsado por una demanda internacional sostenida y por los altos márgenes de ganancia que genera. Si bien se trata de un fenómeno transnacional, sus manifestaciones no son homogéneas: varían según los contextos regionales y nacionales, en función de las lógicas que estructuran los mercados ilícitos, los actores involucrados y sus vínculos con el Estado. Frente a esta heterogeneidad, el artículo propone evitar enfoques generalistas y avanzar en diagnósticos situados que reconozcan las especificidades históricas, institucionales y territoriales. Con este propósito, el trabajo plantea un doble objetivo: por un lado, examinar las dinámicas actuales del mercado global de drogas ilícitas, prestando atención a los cambios en los patrones de consumo y en las rutas del tráfico; por otro, analizar el caso argentino, focalizando en la evolución de la demanda interna y en las particularidades que asume el narcotráfico a nivel local. El texto se organiza en cuatro secciones: un apartado metodológico, un análisis global y regional del tráfico, una descripción del consumo y del tráfico en Argentina, y una discusión final sobre la necesidad de construir lecturas contextualizadas frente a interpretaciones importadas de otras realidades. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2025-10-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://cupea.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/245 CUPEA Cuadernos de Política Exterior Argentina; Núm. 142 (2025): Julio-Diciembre 1852-7213 0326-7806 spa https://cupea.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/245/283 Derechos de autor 2025 Marco Iazzetta, Antonella Paparini https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic Narcotráfico; mercados ilegales de drogas; crimen organizado
spellingShingle Narcotráfico; mercados ilegales de drogas; crimen organizado
Iazzetta, Marco
Paparini, Antonella
Illegal Drug Markets in Transformation: Global Dynamics and Local Configurations in Argentina
topic_facet Narcotráfico; mercados ilegales de drogas; crimen organizado
author Iazzetta, Marco
Paparini, Antonella
author_facet Iazzetta, Marco
Paparini, Antonella
author_sort Iazzetta, Marco
title Illegal Drug Markets in Transformation: Global Dynamics and Local Configurations in Argentina
title_short Illegal Drug Markets in Transformation: Global Dynamics and Local Configurations in Argentina
title_full Illegal Drug Markets in Transformation: Global Dynamics and Local Configurations in Argentina
title_fullStr Illegal Drug Markets in Transformation: Global Dynamics and Local Configurations in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Illegal Drug Markets in Transformation: Global Dynamics and Local Configurations in Argentina
title_sort illegal drug markets in transformation: global dynamics and local configurations in argentina
description Drug trafficking continues to occupy a central place on the global criminal agenda, driven by sustained international demand and the high profit margins it generates. Although it is a transnational phenomenon, its manifestations are far from homogeneous: they vary according to regional and national contexts, depending on the logics that structure illicit markets, the actors involved, and their connections with the State. In light of this heterogeneity, the article advocates moving beyond generalist approaches and developing situated diagnoses that account for the historical, institutional, and territorial specificities shaping the phenomenon. To this end, the paper sets out a dual objective: on the one hand, to examine the current dynamics of the global illicit drug market, paying attention to changes in consumption patterns and trafficking routes; on the other, to analyze the Argentine case, focusing on the evolution of domestic demand and the particular forms drug trafficking takes at the local level. The text is structured in four sections: a methodological note, a global and regional overview of drug trafficking, a description of consumption and trafficking in Argentina, and a final discussion on the need to construct contextualized interpretations as opposed to imported readings from other realities.
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